Seattle Rain (photo by swannman)

PLEASANT & DELIGHTFUL SEATTLE
by Susy McAleer
Sung by Susy McAleer
Recorded on "Songs of the Pacific Northwest"



Walking out of Monroe Center in Seattle into a sudden rain,
John Dwyer said to Susy, "Ah pleasant and delightful Seattle weather!"

It was pleasant and delightful
On a wet Seattle day
To go strolling with your true love
Down by Elliot Bay
You hold her oh so tightly
Just as close as you can get
For her bumpershoot's not big enough
And you surely will get wet

For her bumpershoot's not big enough
For her bumpershoot's not big enough
For her bumpershoot's not big enough
And you surely will get wet

You lunch lightly at Ivar's
Right down on the pier
She nibbles at your clam strips
And calls you her dear
Take a trolly to Myrtle Edwards Park
Just to wade in Puget Sound
But your gloshes get their buckles caught
And you very nearly drown

You sit down on a park bench
To admire the view
From Magnolia down to Alki Point
And the ferry boats too
They ply their trades so merrily
Cross the sound and back again
That's your cue to kiss her moistly
Through the omnipresent rain

Pacific Nothwest Folklore Society